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In case you were wondering...

In case you were wondering...

This blog exists to encourage all those who have ever wanted--and needed!--a tiny getaway close to home. A workshop, playhouse, garden shed, sanctuary, mini-greenhouse, studio, home office; whatever it is you need, it IS doable, with some sacrifice, imagination, and compromise.

It helps if you're handy, too.

Sunday, November 21, 2010

Learning as I go...

...the more I use the little shed, the more I learn about it--what works, what doesn't, what I love, what I need to tweak.

The windows are wonderful! I love the views, and the feeder right outside the desk window. I've been less than 2 feet from the wild birds there. I love watching the seasons change...we WILL need to do something about storm windows, sort of, but I installed the last of the weather stripping this week, and it helped.

I knew the single layer of plywood wouldn't do for the floor, and it doesn't. Still need to fix/replace the insulation, but it's going to need more than that. The rug will help, for the winter...then, I'm not sure. Since the shed is up on legs for its foundation (with the wind whistling underneath!), it really should have a LOT more insulation than one slim layer of Styrofoam.

Live and learn...

We replaced the folding chair at the desk with one that's actually the right height to work for any length of time. Since I shove it under the desk when not in use, it really doesn't take any more floor space, and the folding chair is still there for company!

I love the hot plate...very, very versatile. I make tea and coffee, boil eggs, toast muffins....takes very little room but does a LOT.

...and which reminded me that I really, really should have had more plug-ins installed. Retrofitting isn't as easy as doing it in the first place, but it's gotta happen. The cords are awkward, unhandy and unsightly...we need two plug-ins on that south wall (there's one, now, but I need one near the desk) and one on the west wall.

And the jury is still out on the heating situation. It's been down in the 20s, but it gets a LOT colder here. Eventually, with two heaters, a down laprobe and a heating pad under my feet, I've been comfortable enough...